Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Paris Terror Attacks

Analysis: What to Expect After the Nov. 13 Paris Attacks: Stratfor

Timeline of the Attack

The attacks, which were clearly coordinated, took place in multiple locations and involved different methods. In the first wave, two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at locations near the Stade de France, where a soccer match between France and Germany was taking place. (French President Francois Hollande himself was at the stadium at the time of the attack. He was escorted from the scene and met with French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve in a closed meeting shortly thereafter.) It is unclear whether grenades or other explosives were used, and it is possible a suicide bomber may have been involved.

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On The Paris Terror Attacks

France's President: 'An Act of War' -- Angela Charlton & Sylvie Corbet, AP
Paris suffers another horrifying terrorist attack -- The Economist
Paris attack is Europe’s security nightmare -- Peter Apps, Reuters
The War on Terror Escalates -- WSJ Editorial
Analysis: French security services' nightmare comes true -- i24
French Counterterrorism Expert Provides Analysis on Paris Attacks (Audio) -- NPR
Is ISIS moving into the realm of international terrorism? -- Paul Armstrong, CNN
Paris attacks mark a shift in ISIL-Al Qaeda relations -- Hussein Ibish, The National
The Paris attacks are a major escalation in terrorist tactics -- Paul Colgan, Business Insider
Paris Wakes Up Under Siege After Deadliest Attack Since WWII -- Erin Zaleski & Dana Kennedy, Daily Beast
Press: Terrorists cross "a historic line" -- DW
Paris Attacks: Who are the Eagles of Death Metal? -- Reuters
'Terrorists chose Paris as iconic target like twin towers' – ex-CIA officer -- RT
Perfect storm: ‘Paris massacre may enflame public opinion on migrant crisis, NATO interventions' -- RT
Simon Heffer: An alarm bell for liberal, borderless Europe -- The Telegraph
Paris Terror Attacks: A Game Changer, No Matter Who's Behind It -- Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz
Parisians had got used to the 'new normal', but this is an attack on a terrifying scale -- Agnès Poirier, The Guardian
The War That Hasn’t Ended -- Andrew McCarthy, NRO
Paris Proves We’ll Never Kill Enough Jihadists to Stop Terror -- Maajid Nawaz, Daily Beast
Kneejerk finger-pointing after Paris attacks -- Kenan Malik, Al Jazeera
Harry de Quetteville: A strike against the soul of France -- The Telegraph
Paris attacks reveal the vulnerability of European cities -- Ummu Salma Bava, Hindustan Times
Mumbai horror revisited: 26/11 pattern in Paris attacks -- Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Hindustan Times
The City of Light’s night of darkness -- Pierre Briancon, Politico
In Paris, a Night Disrupted by Terror -- Pamela Druckerman, NYT
Paris witness: Simon Kuper in the Stade de France -- Financial Times
Paris attacks leave France in trauma, fearing for the future -- Natalie Nougayrède, The Guardian
Darkness fills the stadium of light in Paris I once knew -- Nabila Ramdani, The Guardian
Paris attacks: In face of mass tragedy, French summon spirit of community -- Sara Miller Llana, CSM
Paris terror attacks are the shocking product of a constant threat -- Colin Randall, The National.ie
No City Is Safe While the War Is On in Syria -- Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg